1982 small date zinc [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Is it just me, or has Lincoln gotten up from his chair and turned around on the reverse?
1982 Large Date Zincoln Yes, the steps are mush. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I closely compared my Zincolns to yours, and I think the collector had a good eye for them. I will try to post one soon.
Thanks for posting these, Thad. I had been putting together a year set of early Lincolns, and had gotten from 1909 up to about 1936. (Still...
Does mineral oil break down over time? If so, would these by-products become a dull film on the coin, or even react with the surface metal? (Not...
Learning more and more! Thanks!
Curious - how do you scuff the areas above and below CENT without leaving a mark on the raised lettering?
Didja ever notice how ya fix one thing and break two more?
It is interesting to see a group that shows the progression. Much better than seeing one in isolation.
This is what I learned from this thread. Check your coin immediately upon arrival against the seller's pictures. If it does not match, it does...
Here are the closest I can get. I took these at a sharper angle so only part of the coin is focused. Note that the wheat ears are sharp, so the...
Hey, @Markus1959, I do get your joke! Agreed: Do NOT Google the other thread's title under any circumstances. Especially if you are concerned...
These are the reasons I don't think it is whizzed, after all. the marks travel in just one direction, and the direction on the obverse exactly...
Yet, the marks travel in just one direction, and the direction on the obverse exactly complements the reverse. I started out thinking someone...
Oops, I did not mean to be rude. I cross-posted that it was in the other forum at the same time you were asking to see it. Here it is. Note the...
The obverse is also posted in the Post Your Lincolns forum.
Well said!
No, you are not! The coin is bright in hand with cartwheel luster, and has these striations that appear to be in the planchet. They run right into...
The three possibilities that occurred to me are that he meant to sell the coin he sent me for the posted price, but accidentally got the wrong...
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